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First Business Financial Services: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 25, 2024 17:05 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — First Business Financial Services Inc. (FBIZ) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $10.5 million. The bank, based in Madison, Wisconsin, said it had earnings of $1.23 per share. The results surpassed Wall Street...

UW regents approve raises for 8 chancellors, set up bonuses for retaining freshmen students

Jul. 08, 2024 20:35 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Universities of Wisconsin leaders approved pay raises Monday for more than half of the system's chancellors, annual bonuses for chancellors that retain freshmen students and six-figure payouts to UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin every year she stays at the flagship...

Biden 'completely' rules out quitting 2024 race after taping ABC interview, says he's 'positive' he can serve 2nd term

Jul. 05, 2024 17:52 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Biden 'completely' rules out quitting 2024 race after taping ABC interview, says he's 'positive' he can serve 2nd term.

Police update number of people injured in Madison rooftop shooting to 12

Jun. 10, 2024 18:07 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police are now saying at least a dozen people were hurt in a shooting at a rooftop party in Wisconsin's capital city. More than 25 people were at the party on the roof of a high-rise apartment building in downtown Madison around 12:45 a.m. Sunday when shots...

10 injured in shooting at Wisconsin rooftop party

Jun. 09, 2024 19:44 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An early morning shooting at a rooftop party in Wisconsin left at least 10 people injured, including teenagers, police said Sunday. Nine people were injured by gunfire and another was injured by broken glass at the party at a high-rise apartment in downtown...

Movie Review: Glen Powell gives big leading man energy in ‘Hit Man’

Jun. 06, 2024 16:53 PM EDT

For a guy like Glen Powell, the ascent to movie stardom isn’t really a question. It’s more like an inevitability. Blessed with that square jawline, those bright green eyes, a flop of dirty blonde hair and the kind of symmetrical smile that would seem suspect if it weren’t so...

Evers appoints replacement for University of Wisconsin regent who refuses to step down

May. 31, 2024 15:52 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers appointed a bankruptcy attorney Friday to replace a conservative-leaning Universities of Wisconsin regent who is refusing to step down, setting up another potential confirmation stalemate in the Republican-controlled state Senate. ...

4 Wisconsin teenagers killed in early morning truck crash

May. 27, 2024 17:00 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four teenagers were killed and another was seriously injured when their truck collided with a semitrailer in rural south-central Wisconsin early Monday. The Dodge County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that deputies responded to the crash just outside...

Catholic church in downtown Madison catches fire following storms

May. 24, 2024 16:14 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Catholic church in downtown Madison caught on fire Friday after witnesses said they heard a loud clap of thunder as storms rolled through the area. The Madison Fire Department said it had extinguished the fire at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, which is...

Bones found in 1989 in a Wisconsin chimney identified as man who last contacted relatives in 1970

May. 16, 2024 11:55 AM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Human bones found inside the chimney of a Wisconsin music store in 1989 have been identified as those of a man whose last known contact with relatives was in 1970, authorities said. The DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit that uses genealogy to identify unknown...